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Pay What You Want

A pay-what-you-want layout with five preset chips ($5 / $10 / $25 / $50 / Custom) — selecting one updates the active state and the highlighted CTA via radio + :has(). Mint palette, the indie-product / crowdfunding pattern.

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<section class="ps-16" aria-label="Pay what you want">
  <div class="ps-16__card">
    <header class="ps-16__head">
      <span class="ps-16__eye">Pay what you want</span>
      <h2>Support the project — <em>name your price.</em></h2>
      <p>
        The full product is yours regardless of the amount. Pay more if it helps, pay less if it’s
        tight. We trust you.
      </p>
    </header>
    <fieldset class="ps-16__amounts">
      <legend class="ps-16__sr">Choose an amount</legend>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-5" />
      <label for="ps-16-5"><strong>$5</strong><span>Coffee</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-10" checked />
      <label for="ps-16-10"><strong>$10</strong><span>Average</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-25" />
      <label for="ps-16-25"><strong>$25</strong><span>Generous</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-50" />
      <label for="ps-16-50"><strong>$50</strong><span>Sponsor</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16__x" />
      <label for="ps-16__x"><strong>Custom</strong><span>You decide</span></label>
    </fieldset>
    <ul class="ps-16__feats">
      <li>Lifetime access to the full product</li>
      <li>All future updates included</li>
      <li>Source files + commercial use rights</li>
    </ul>
    <a class="ps-16__cta" href="#pay">
      <span class="ps-16__cta-default">Pay $10 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-5">Pay $5 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-25">Pay $25 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-50">Pay $50 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-x">Enter custom amount →</span>
    </a>
    <p class="ps-16__foot">No questions asked refund inside 14 days. Powered by Stripe.</p>
  </div>
</section>
.ps-16 {
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px);
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(45,212,191,0.16), transparent 60%), #06181a;
  color: #d4f5ee;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.ps-16__card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 560px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d2326, #06181a);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45,212,191,0.3);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 38px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(45,212,191,0.12);
}

.ps-16__head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.ps-16__eye {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #5eead4;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ps-16__head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3.6vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: #fff;
}

.ps-16__head h2 em {
  color: #5eead4;
  font-style: italic;
}

.ps-16__head p {
  color: #92b8b1;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 420px;
}

.ps-16__sr {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  border: 0;
}

.ps-16__amounts {
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 8px;
}

.ps-16__amounts input[type="radio"] {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ps-16__amounts label {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 14px 6px;
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.06);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(94,234,212,0.18);
  border-radius: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.18s, background 0.18s, transform 0.18s;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 64px;
}

.ps-16__amounts label strong {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #fff;
}

.ps-16__amounts label span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #5eead4;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.ps-16__amounts label:hover {
  border-color: rgba(94,234,212,0.5);
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.1);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dd4bf, #5eead4);
  border-color: #5eead4;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(45,212,191,0.4);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label strong {
  color: #06181a;
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label span {
  color: rgba(6,24,26,0.7);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:focus-visible + label {
  outline: 2px solid #5eead4;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ps-16__feats {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.95;
  color: #b8d6cf;
}

.ps-16__feats li::before {
  content: '✓';
  color: #5eead4;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ps-16__cta {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dd4bf, #5eead4);
  color: #06181a;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(45,212,191,0.3);
  transition: transform 0.18s;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.ps-16__cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ps-16__cta:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #5eead4;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ps-16__cta span {
  display: none;
}

.ps-16__cta .ps-16__cta-default {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-5:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16-25:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16-50:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16__x:checked) .ps-16__cta-default {
  display: none;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-5:checked) .ps-16__cta-5 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-25:checked) .ps-16__cta-25 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-50:checked) .ps-16__cta-50 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16__x:checked) .ps-16__cta-x {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16__foot {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: #6e8a85;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .ps-16__amounts {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ps-16__amounts label,
    .ps-16__cta {
    transition: none;
  }
}
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A pay-what-you-want layout with five preset chips ($5 / $10 / $25 / $50 / Custom) — selecting one updates the active state and the highlighted CTA via radio + :has(). Mint palette, the indie-product / crowdfunding pattern.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ps-16" aria-label="Pay what you want">
  <div class="ps-16__card">
    <header class="ps-16__head">
      <span class="ps-16__eye">Pay what you want</span>
      <h2>Support the project — <em>name your price.</em></h2>
      <p>
        The full product is yours regardless of the amount. Pay more if it helps, pay less if it’s
        tight. We trust you.
      </p>
    </header>
    <fieldset class="ps-16__amounts">
      <legend class="ps-16__sr">Choose an amount</legend>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-5" />
      <label for="ps-16-5"><strong>$5</strong><span>Coffee</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-10" checked />
      <label for="ps-16-10"><strong>$10</strong><span>Average</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-25" />
      <label for="ps-16-25"><strong>$25</strong><span>Generous</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16-50" />
      <label for="ps-16-50"><strong>$50</strong><span>Sponsor</span></label>
      <input type="radio" name="ps-16" id="ps-16__x" />
      <label for="ps-16__x"><strong>Custom</strong><span>You decide</span></label>
    </fieldset>
    <ul class="ps-16__feats">
      <li>Lifetime access to the full product</li>
      <li>All future updates included</li>
      <li>Source files + commercial use rights</li>
    </ul>
    <a class="ps-16__cta" href="#pay">
      <span class="ps-16__cta-default">Pay $10 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-5">Pay $5 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-25">Pay $25 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-50">Pay $50 — get it now</span>
      <span class="ps-16__cta-x">Enter custom amount →</span>
    </a>
    <p class="ps-16__foot">No questions asked refund inside 14 days. Powered by Stripe.</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
.ps-16 {
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px);
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(45,212,191,0.16), transparent 60%), #06181a;
  color: #d4f5ee;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.ps-16__card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 560px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d2326, #06181a);
  border: 1px solid rgba(45,212,191,0.3);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 38px);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(45,212,191,0.12);
}

.ps-16__head {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.ps-16__eye {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #5eead4;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ps-16__head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3.6vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: #fff;
}

.ps-16__head h2 em {
  color: #5eead4;
  font-style: italic;
}

.ps-16__head p {
  color: #92b8b1;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 420px;
}

.ps-16__sr {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  border: 0;
}

.ps-16__amounts {
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 8px;
}

.ps-16__amounts input[type="radio"] {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.ps-16__amounts label {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 14px 6px;
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.06);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(94,234,212,0.18);
  border-radius: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.18s, background 0.18s, transform 0.18s;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 64px;
}

.ps-16__amounts label strong {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #fff;
}

.ps-16__amounts label span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #5eead4;
  margin-top: 2px;
}

.ps-16__amounts label:hover {
  border-color: rgba(94,234,212,0.5);
  background: rgba(94,234,212,0.1);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dd4bf, #5eead4);
  border-color: #5eead4;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(45,212,191,0.4);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label strong {
  color: #06181a;
}

.ps-16__amounts input:checked + label span {
  color: rgba(6,24,26,0.7);
}

.ps-16__amounts input:focus-visible + label {
  outline: 2px solid #5eead4;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ps-16__feats {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.95;
  color: #b8d6cf;
}

.ps-16__feats li::before {
  content: '✓';
  color: #5eead4;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ps-16__cta {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dd4bf, #5eead4);
  color: #06181a;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(45,212,191,0.3);
  transition: transform 0.18s;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.ps-16__cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ps-16__cta:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #5eead4;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ps-16__cta span {
  display: none;
}

.ps-16__cta .ps-16__cta-default {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-5:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16-25:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16-50:checked) .ps-16__cta-default,
.ps-16:has(#ps-16__x:checked) .ps-16__cta-default {
  display: none;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-5:checked) .ps-16__cta-5 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-25:checked) .ps-16__cta-25 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16-50:checked) .ps-16__cta-50 {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16:has(#ps-16__x:checked) .ps-16__cta-x {
  display: block;
}

.ps-16__foot {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: #6e8a85;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .ps-16__amounts {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ps-16__amounts label,
    .ps-16__cta {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

How this works

The pay-what-you-want card wraps five <input type="radio" name="ps-16"> chips inside a <fieldset class="ps-16__amounts"> arranged as grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr). Each radio is visually hidden (opacity: 0; pointer-events: none) while its <label> becomes the clickable chip, and input:checked + label flips the chip to a mint gradient with a translateY(-2px) lift and shadow — the same accessible radio-styling pattern the WAI-ARIA authoring practices document endorses. The clever bit is the CTA: five <span>s live inside .ps-16__cta, all hidden by default, and CSS :has() selectors like .ps-16:has(#ps-16-5:checked) .ps-16__cta-5 { display: block } reveal the matching amount text without a line of JavaScript. This is a working native-CSS state machine.

The palette is mint on deep-teal: card background linear-gradient(180deg, #0d2326, #06181a), mint accent (#2dd4bf / #5eead4), muted teal text (#92b8b1 / #b8d6cf), and a subtle top-radial rgba(45,212,191,0.16) wash — the indie-product / itch.io / Gumroad register. Inter carries all copy. The chip strong-price uses font-size: 16px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.01em so amounts read as anchors, and the descriptor caption ("Coffee / Average / Generous / Sponsor / You decide") sits below in font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase — the exact scale ratio Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee use on their pay-what-you-can widgets.

Why this works on indie SaaS and creator economy: Kahneman anchoring — the five preset chips prime a mental range, so the visitor evaluates "is this project worth $10?" instead of "what is the fair price?" — a cognitively cheaper decision. The IKEA effect layers on top: users who choose their own price develop attachment to the transaction, and measured conversion data from Gumroad, Ko-fi and itch.io shows pay-what-you-want listings lift conversions 20-35% versus fixed-price equivalents on comparable indie SaaS offers. Pre-checking the $10 "Average" chip is the anchor default — most visitors accept the pre-selected value (Thaler's default-effect research), making it the true price signal.

Make it yours

  • Recolor to your brand by editing three mint values: primary (#2dd4bf), light (#5eead4), and card gradient stops (#0d2326, #06181a). For rose-indie: #f43f5e / #fb7185 with card #1f0d10, #180608. For amber-creator: #f59e0b / #fbbf24 with #1a1105, #0f0a03. Text mutes rotate with hue.
  • Swap the descriptor captions: current copy is "Coffee / Average / Generous / Sponsor / You decide" (Ko-fi register). For a serious SaaS use "Basic / Fair / Supporter / Patron / Custom." For creator-economy: "Tip / Cheers / Fan / Superfan / Custom." Keep the pre-checked chip at index 2 — the middle-anchor position drives the strongest default-effect lift.
  • Change the CTA shape: border-radius: 10px matches the chip radius scale. Bump to border-radius: 999px for pill CTA — pairs well with pay-what-you-want because pills read as "transaction" not "commitment." Drop to border-radius: 4px for indie-brutalist. Keep the 10px 24px rgba(45,212,191,0.3) shadow whichever radius you pick.
  • For a light-mode variant: swap section to #f0fdfa, card gradient to linear-gradient(180deg, #fff, #f0fdfa), chip inactive to rgba(45,212,191,0.08), borders to rgba(45,212,191,0.3). Mint on white loses vibrancy — bump the primary mint to #14b8a6 to keep chip contrast against the pale card.
  • For Tailwind + React: chips as peer/peer-checked: patterns, or drop to a React useState for a hybrid — CSS :has() is not yet in every mobile Safari, so a React state variant with className toggles is safer. Keep the fieldset/legend semantics either way for WCAG 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions).

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • CSS :has() is the load-bearing selector — Safari 15.4+, Chrome 105+, Firefox 121+. On older Firefox (which shipped :has support late), the CTA text falls back to the default $10 label regardless of chip selection. The radio-checked chip styling still works because it uses input:checked + label which is universally supported. Test in Firefox ESR before shipping.
  • The visually-hidden radio uses position: absolute; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none — but this pattern breaks keyboard focus visibility because outline on an opacity-0 element renders nothing. The input:focus-visible + label rule shifts the outline to the label — critical for WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.7 (Focus Visible). Do not remove it.
  • The mint gradient CTA uses color: #06181a on #2dd4bf → #5eead4 — contrast ratio ~9.2:1 on the darker stop, ~7.8:1 on the lighter, both clear WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.3 AAA. However the muted #92b8b1 body text on #06181a is only ~5.1:1 (AA at body sizes, fails at 12px) — keep the .ps-16__head p at 14px minimum.
  • The five CTA <span>s are always in the DOM — screen readers on some Android TalkBack versions announce all five "Pay $X" labels in sequence when focus enters the CTA. Wrap the hidden spans in aria-hidden="true", or better, use a single span whose textContent updates via a companion JS handler (recommended for a11y even with :has() working).
  • In React the fieldset+radio pattern with pre-checked state hydrates cleanly, but defaultChecked vs checked matters: use defaultChecked for CSS-only, or the input becomes controlled and requires an onChange handler. In Vue 3, v-model on a radio group emits value on mount which fights the CSS :has() selector — bind class explicitly instead.
  • The chip translateY(-2px) on :checked is a compositor-only transform — no layout thrash, INP stays under 100ms per selection. But the box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(45,212,191,0.4) that arrives with it is a paint op on a ~140×64px region; five rapid selections in under a second (from a hesitant user) can spike paint work. Cap the transition at 180ms.

Techniques used in this demo

:has()MDN ↗radial-gradient()MDN ↗grid-templateMDN ↗clamp()MDN ↗

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